S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4949--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 9, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. SCHROEDER, WEISENBERG, CLARK, DUPREY, PHEFFER,
ARROYO, BENEDETTO, COOK, ROBINSON, SPANO, CASTRO, JAFFEE, ABINANTI,
ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BOYLAND, BURLING, CONTE,
CROUCH, FINCH, HOOPER, MARKEY, McKEVITT, J. MILLER, RABBITT, REILLY,
SAYWARD, TOBACCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Educa-
tion -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring all teachers
to complete training in the area of autism and directing the commis-
sioner of education to assure that such training is included in all
teacher certification programs
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 3004 of the education law, as
amended by chapter 484 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
4. a. The commissioner shall prescribe regulations requiring that all
persons applying on or after September second, two thousand [nine]
TWELVE for a teaching certificate or license as a [special education]
teacher for the purposes pursuant to article eighty-nine of this chapter
shall, in addition to all the other certification or licensing require-
ments, have completed enhanced course work or training in area of chil-
dren with autism. In addition, such regulations shall require that
enhanced training in the needs of autistic children be provided to each
certified school administrator or supervisor assigned on or after
September second, two thousand [nine] ELEVEN to serve as a special
education administrator. Such training shall be provided prior to, or
as soon as practicable following, assignment as a special education
administrator. Individuals serving as special education administrators
as of September second, two thousand [nine] ELEVEN shall complete such
training by such date. The enhanced course work or training shall be
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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obtained from an institution or provider which has been approved by the
department to provide such course work or training in the needs of
autistic children, provided that enhanced training for certified school
administrators or supervisors that meets standards prescribed by the
commissioner may be included in the professional development provided by
the school district or board of cooperative educational services to such
administrators or supervisors.
b. The commissioner shall assure that teacher preparation insti-
tutions, in the [two thousand eight--two thousand nine] TWO THOUSAND
TWELVE--TWO THOUSAND THIRTEEN academic year, include instruction in the
needs of autistic children in all programs leading to certification as a
[special education] teacher.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of September next
succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.